EXHIBIT 23.3
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1 to
the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-108723) of our report dated
February 25, 2003 relating to the financial statements and financial statement
schedules, which appears in Western Wireless Corporation's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002. We also consent to the reference to
us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Seattle, Washington
September 23, 2003